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How to Test Website Accessibility Before Launch
Add accessibility testing to your pre-launch workflow: run automated checks, then review keyboard access, focus, ARIA, and manual scenarios.
Summary
- Start pre-launch accessibility testing with automated WCAG and best-practice checks.
- Then add manual review for keyboard access, focus order, interaction states, ARIA, and content meaning.
- Use DevCheck to run browser-based checks on local, staging, and authenticated pages before release.
Recommended workflow
Run accessibility checks before release, not only after an audit or user complaint.
- Open the page in local development or staging.
- Run DevCheck and record WCAG and best-practice findings.
- Review keyboard access, visible focus, form errors, and interactive states.
- Fix and re-test until the main flow has no blocking issues.
Automated tools do not replace manual judgment
Automated checks can find missing labels, incorrect roles, contrast issues, and DOM problems. They cannot judge every content, workflow, or assistive technology experience.
Related pages
- Accesserty DevCheck
Run browser-based checks on local builds, staging pages, authenticated screens, and interactive states.
- WCAG glossary page
- ARIA glossary page